No. 3 Lacrosse Heads to the Keystone State for Two Games

NORTHWESTERN LACROSSE: GAME INFORMATION
DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	LOCATION	WATCH	LIVE STATS
Friday, April 1	Penn State	6 p.m. CT	Panzer Stadium State College, Pa.	BTN+	Live Stats
Sunday, April 3	Penn	11 a.m. CT	Franklin Field Philadelphia, Pa.	ESPN+	Live Stats

EVANSTON, Ill. – The No. 3 Northwestern lacrosse team travels to the Keystone State for a pair of games this weekend. At 6 p.m. CT on Friday, April 1, the Wildcats take on Penn State in their third Big Ten game of the season and round out the weekend at 11 a.m. CT on Sunday, April 3 at Penn. Friday's game will be broadcast on BTN+ and Sunday's game on ESPN+.

Last Time Out
Northwestern never trailed and improved to 11-0 all-time against Michigan, defeating the No. 12 ranked Wolverines 12-9 on Saturday, March 26, in Ann Arbor. Both Jill Girardi and Elle Hansen each scored four goals to lead the team, with Hansen tallying a career-high. Lauren Gilbert registered a career-high five assists, and despite not scoring a goal, kept the Wildcat offense in attack mode. Erin Coykendall also logged five points (2g, 3a). Goalkeeper Madison Doucette faced 34 shots and tied the single-game program record making 16 saves. She shares the mark with Julie Krupnick who had 16 saves in a 21-15 win over Dartmouth on Feb. 15, 2019. The 'Cats outscored the Wolverines 7-6 in the second half, and took a comfortable four-goal lead in the fourth quarter. Northwestern limited its opponent to just three goals in the first half for the second consecutive game and held a 5-3 lead at the break. Girardi scored the game's first goal at the 2:45 mark of the first quarter, and was followed by scores from Coykendall and Hansen to open up a 3-0 lead.

'Cat Facts
- Earlier this week, three student-athletes earned weekly awards from the conference office. Girardi (Midfielder of the Week), Doucette (Defensive Player of the Week) and Samantha White (Freshman of the Week) claimed recognition.
- Northwestern earned a No. 3 ranking in the IWCLA Poll this week, its highest of the season.
- NU leads the Big Ten and ranks eighth nationally in draw controls per game (17.9). The Cats are 10th nationally and second in the Big Ten in scoring offense (15.9).
- Girardi leads the Big Ten and ranks third in the country in draw controls per game (9.88).
- Gilbert's 37 goals leads the Big Ten and ranks 13th nationally. Her 54 points are second in the conference.
- Doucette leads the Big Ten averaging 8.00 saves per game.
- Dating back to 2019, Northwestern has won 15 consecutive Big Ten games and last fell to No. 2 Maryland (17-13) on April 11, 2019.

Series History vs. Penn State
Northwestern has a 25-9 all-time series lead against Penn State and has won five of the last six meetings. Last year, the Wildcats won a pair of games 24-13 and 17-13 in Evanston. Gilbert led the team by scoring six goals in the first game and seven in game two.

Series History vs. Penn
The Wildcats are 15-4 all-time against Penn and won the last meeting 17-13 in 2019. The series was contested at least once per year from 2005-19.

Up Next
The Wildcats return home for their first game outside at Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium of the year and will host Rutgers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 7. The game will be nationally televised on BTN.

No. 3 Lacrosse Heads to the Keystone State for Two Games

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Players Mentioned

Erin Coykendall

Madison Doucette

Lauren Gilbert

Jill Girardi

Elle Hansen

Sammy White

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